Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-21
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words, accompanying them with a
glance of utter devotion. How can she
mistake his glance. so full of love ana
raptare? Perplexed il. the extreme,
she turns from him, as though to leave
, him. but by gesture he detains her.
do not leave me! Stay with me-"
he entreats.
Once again, deeply distressed. she
looks at Dora. Mrs. Talbot, rising.
says distinctly. but with /; shamefaced
expression
''Do as he asks you. Believe me, by
his side is your proper place. not mine"
Saying this, she glides quickly from
the room, and does not appear again
for hours.
By luncheon-time it occurs to the
guests that Arthur Dynecourt has not
been seen since last evening.
Ringwood, carrying this news to the
Sick-room, the little reScuing party and
their auxiliaries, the nurse and doctor,
lay their heads together, and decide
that, doubtless, having discovered the
escape of his prisoner, and, dreadlEg
arrest, Arthur has quietly taken him
self off, and so avoided the trial and
punishment which would otherwise
have fallen upon him.
Ringwood is now of opinion that
they have acted unwisely in concealIng
the discovery of Sir Adrian i'll the
haunted chamber. BY not speaking 10
the others, they have given Dynec0urt
the opportunity of getting away safely,
and without causing suspicion.
is it not an almost conclusive proof
of his guilt, his running away in this
cowardly fashion, says Ethel VillierS.
Il think papa and Lady FitzAlmont
and everybody should be told"
So Ringwood, undertaking the office
of tale-bearer, goes downstairs, and,
bringing together all the people still
remaining III the house, aStOundS them
by his revelation of the discovery and
release of Sir Adrian.
The nearest magistrate is sent for,
and the case being laid before him, to-
gether with the still further evidence
given by Sir Adrian himself, who has
told them in weak whisper of Ar
thurs being privy to his intention of
searching the haunted chamber for
Florence's bangle on that memorable
day of his disappearance, the magiS-
trate issues warrant for the arrest of
Arthur DynecOurt.
But it is all in vain; even though two
of the cleverest detectives from Scot
land Yard are pressed into the service,
no tidings of Arthur Dynecourt come
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been traced as having gone on poard
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the world. and, when search i'll ether
quarters fails. every one falls into the
ready belief that this specialized man
was in reality the would-be murderer.
So the days pass on, and it Is now
quito month since RingWOOd and
Florence carried OH Adrlail SenSeleSS
form rom tiie llaIilteu Gilaiilper, anu
sun ioieilcc holuo iieI9eit "ioI I non
the man sue loNtS, ailu, tlo'Sh qulIc
as dS9ld'io"H ~ Cllo oGileiS III ilei ''ICell
lions TO llii l. seems always eager 10 geI
away li"ih nm ana gag 10 cScape, any
cilailGe ol 'e'g-f-scle WIN illiii t t,lIs
Siie vUeS III uohaliC. VI t'io l ~, 'la'
MIS' laIpoC iieEct 3pilod'i'TTi2 iiiii' On
cepG Whtii 'tpSolutGiy coiIltiieu:
-, OH A"rIaii IS SUI great lhVallu.
draggin% ont If thnse inferminohIe
hnm,S IL Tho IoneIv cb,mhar and 80
st,ain nnon his nhysirai nnwers hv the
absence of nutriment for seven long
DAYS and nights. had all combined to
snafier n constitution once robust lie
is now greatly improyed i'm health. and
has been recommended by his doctors
to try "A winter in the south of France
or Alpiers.
He Shows himself. however. strange
" reluctant to quit his home, and.
Whenever the subject is mentioned he
first turns his eyes questioningly upon
Florence. if she is present. ana then.
receiving no returning glance from her
doWncaSt ewes. SighS. and puts the mat
fer from him.
He has 50 earnestly entreated both
Dora and Miss Delmaine not to desert
him that thev have not had fine heart
ia refuse and as Rinn,yood is also stay
mo at thp castle and Ethal ViIIiers
has gained her fathers consent TO re.
main. Mrs. Talbot acting rs chaper0n.
they are by no means duh party.
To-day. the first time for over 4
month Florence GOING to her easel
draws its cover away from the sketch
thereon ana payps at her work How
long ago it seems since she sat thus
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uI,Sy Ill p;tll'etiC IN MS presence;
NO, she VIII nave no llckle lover.
an, alu w nov hliiu nc lsIi UN taltleSI,
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liol MIl'5o S"iiio III uSileS anu palilS Ie
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between us leaves ana llntters TO the
f atta 81. ~, siic SSeS IL IL tlle
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IL i;oU me- ''''i ny appointments III 'ie
l'i it,
oile drops the lelter htlrrleuly, as
though us very Ioucn StilgS her, ana,
Iouslhg herS6i WIN plItef SelI-con-
' ilolil lieI selitLileiitai IesIees,
, MothS 'Sot"uSty aI lleI pdiilIlllS I3r
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~ 'ilc mo- y MheIe sue Knows
9ii 1, VII Hhu an IHS othelS aSselilpleu.
iheie II llonoui ltie 'Sb now now
ever, except OF ADRIAN, VINO IS looking
father tlrSd ana bored, ana Ethel VIII
leIS; Inc laItet, seeing tInfGhce enter,
gladIy, gathers up her work ana runs
away 10 nave turn III the garden WITH
captain RlngWood.
Florence, though sorry for this tete-G
tet6 that mas been forced upon her, sits